WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Junior 184-pounder Eli Crum (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) and senior heavyweight Robbie West (Washington, Pa./Fort Cherry) notched wins in bouts against regionally-ranked grapplers to help the Lycoming College wrestling team to a win on the first tiebreaking criteria, 21-20, over Penn College on Thursday night, Feb. 13, at Lamade Gym.
 
The dual meet ended with a tie score of 20-20, but the Warriors (12-4 overall) earned a tiebreaking point, as they won six of the 10 matches in the dual, the first tiebreaking criteria in a NCAA dual.
 
With the match tied at 14, Crum provided a solid upset, as the third-ranked grappler in the region notched a takedown and two-point near fall in the first period, helping set up a 9-3 win over Isaac Cory, ranked second in Region 2.
 
West's win at heavyweight sealed the match, as the region's fifth-ranked grappler notched a 9-7 win over sixth-ranked Nicholai Brotzman, helping tie the meet at 20 through 10 bouts. West hit a five-point move on a takedown and two-point near fall after an escape off a injury team restart to lead, 6-0, but Brotzman tied the match with a reversal and four-point near fall, ending the period on top. Choosing neutral in the second period, West got a winning takedown before Brotzman was issued a penalty point off two stall warnings in the final period.
 
Senior 125-pounder Kaden Majcher (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run), ranked first in the region, notched a 13-1 major decision before regionally-ranked Penn College grapplers Kaden Ware and Noah Hunt helped the Wildcats (7-2 overall) take a 9-4 lead after three bouts.

Regionally-ranked junior 149-pounder Kobin Karper (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) rebounded with an 11-1 major decision over T.J. Martin and senior 157-pounder Logan Bartlett (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area) added a 3-2 win over Gavin Gomes at 157 pounds to give Lycoming a 11-9 lead.
 
The Wildcats used a tech fall at 174 pounds by regionally-ranked Carter Davis to lead 14-11 before regionally-ranked sophomore 174-pounder Nolen Zeigler (Loysville, Pa./West Perry) notched an 8-4 win over Travis Green tied the match. A pin by the Wildcats at 197 pounds gave them a 20-17 lead heading into the final bout.
The Warriors now will have a little over two weeks rest in preparation for the NCAA Region 2 Qualifier, which is set to start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, in the Keiper Recreation Center.
 
Lycoming 21, Pennsylvania College of Technology 20
125: Kaden Majcher (LYCO) over Justin Adams (PENN) (MD 13-1)
133: Kaden Ware (PENN) over Thomas Conselyea (LYCO) (MD 18-5)
141: Noah Hunt (PENN) over Shane Perry (LYCO) (TF 17-2 7:00)
149: Kobin Karper (LYCO) over TJ Martin (PENN) (MD 11-1)
157: Logan Bartlett (LYCO) over Gavin Gomes (PENN) (Dec 3-2)
165: Carter Davis (PENN) over Jayden Drummond (LYCO) (TF 17-1 4:00)
174: Nolen Zeigler (LYCO) over Travis Green (PENN) (Dec 8-4)
184: Eli Crum (LYCO) over Isaac Cory (PENN) (Dec 9-3)
197: Nicholas Woodruff (PENN) over James Ellis (LYCO) (Fall 2:49)
285: Robbie West (LYCO) over Nicholai Brotzman (PENN) (Dec 9-7)
(LYCO Winner on First Tiebreaker Criteria (6 wins to 4) 1.0)           
133 Extra: Charles Trimber (Pennsylvania College of Technology) over Anthony Coukart (Lycoming) (TF 20-4 4:55)
141 Extra: Bryan Tilney (Pennsylvania College of Technology) over Avery Rosan (Lycoming) (MD 15-4)
165 Extra: Wyatt Frawley (Lycoming) over Anton Esterbrook (Pennsylvania College of Technology) (MD 15-5)
197 Extra: Ivan Neal (Lycoming) over Zack Wilson (Pennsylvania College of Technology) (Fall 2:19)